The standout differences between the Corvette and the Carrera, likely the two most economically matched in this lineup, aren't all that standout—they take a little bit of closer inspection. The awkward body language Sport Auto test driver Christian Gebhardt shows in the Chevy, particularly under braking, which suggests there's something less than …
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Inconspicuous Dragster: The New Carrera 4S Can Run with Supercars
It's often said that Porsche horsepower is a little more potent than other marques' horsepower. Perhaps having the motor so close to the driven wheels minimizes drivetrain losses, or maybe there's simply a bit of magic at work between the broad haunches of a Porsche. In any event, it's not unusual to see a fairly standard 911 hanging with cars …
Continue to the full articleReport: Porsche Is Planning Two-Door and Cabriolet Mission E Variants
Last week we got some good news from Porsche out of the Geneva Motor Show and now we're hearing some more. Thanks to this report from Car & Driver in which they spoke with Porsche's head of EV development, Stefan Weckbach, we now know where Porsche is aiming the future of their electric offerings. This conversation seems to confirm a few …
Continue to the full articleReport: Audi Is Preparing Their Own Mission E-Based Electric Sports Sedan
Current Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelman has recently confirmed the brand's plan for a full EV sports sedan model by 2021. Reports we've read refer to this new model as the e-Tron GT. Audi Sport - formerly known as Quattro GMBH - generally only builds the sportiest and most exciting Audis, so for them to be involved with this project seems to …
Continue to the full articleAndré Lotterer On Coming to Porsche
André Lotterer is going from strength to strength. With Audi now out of endurance racing, the former Audi driver has moved to Porsche. In his first two races with the team, at Silverstone and Spa, he has helped to achieve third and fourth place finishes for Porsche alongside Nick Tandy and Neel Jani. Le Mans is now just days away, and Lotterer has …
Continue to the full articlePorsche and Audi join forces for shared vehicle architecture
Cars are becoming more complex. As this happens, the words we use to describe them become more multi-faceted. Where thirty years ago two cars on the same platform or architecture may have been nearly identical, today that is not necessarily the case. Today a single platform, such as VW-Audi Group's MLBEvo, can underpin vehicles as diverse as the …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Audi Wins Race Sliding On Roof After Being Overtaken By Porsche
Laurens Vanthoor, and his Audi R8 LMS, were leading the FIA GT World Cup race at Macau after starting from pole position when a crash at Fisherman's Bend, by BMW driver Ricky Capo, brought out a safety car and a red flag while workers repaired damage to the safety fence caused by that crash. As the race restarted, with very little time remaining …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Unveils New Half-LEGO 919 Hybrid Sculpture At COTA
Last year at Le Mans, Porsche unveiled a sculpture that was half Porsche 911 RSR race car and half LEGO sculpture. It was a really interesting piece, and it made the rounds to a few events, including Rennsport Reunion. This year, a similar sculpture has been crafted, but this time out of a 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. The left half is made of real-deal …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Porsche is running four factory-backed cars at Le Mans next weekend (2 in LMP1 and 2 in LMGTE-Pro), and they'll be joined by five additional privateer-run efforts(1 in LMGTE-Pro and 4 LMGTE-Am). Porsche fans like you or I should be excited at the prospects Porsche has this year to win the whole shooting match once again. Coming off one of the most …
Continue to the full articleCoys Auction Is Selling The World’s Nicest 924 Carrera GTR
Lot 156A in the COYS "Legende Et Passion" auction coming up next weekend features an amazingly clean and well preserved 924 GTR race cars that has never been raced. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the absolute pinnacle of 924 development, and as rare as these are, it's 1 of 17 built, you'd be a fool to not be excited about the prospect of …
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